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debate. 39 percent said romney won. first it was big bird. now mitt romney has set the internet on fire with another controversial debate remark. the republican candidate was responding to a question about equal pay for women. romney responded with a story about his efforts to include more women in his cabinet when he was governor of massachusetts. within minutes romney's answer to the question triggered a flurry of women-in-binders- related tweets. a twitter account called "romney's binder" attracted over 12-thousand followers by the debate's end. and the facebook page "binders full of women" had over 32- thousand "likes" by the time the forum was over. >> mayor emanuel will campaign for the president in one of the swing states this weekend. emanuel will be in florida from saturday to monday. he is expected to talk to seniors about medicare. emanuel will also talk about israel and the middle east with some jewish voters. though he's up for re-election. congressman jesse jackson, junior has not been seen in public for m
debate. 39 percent said romney won. first it was big bird. now mitt romney has set the internet on fire with another controversial debate remark. the republican candidate was responding to a question about equal pay for women. romney responded with a story about his efforts to include more women in his cabinet when he was governor of massachusetts. within minutes romney's answer to the question triggered a flurry of women-in-binders- related tweets. a twitter account called "romney's...
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were free to roam the ring in a presidential debate that had president obama and mitt romney all but nose to nose on a couple of arguments. good morning, this is way too early, the 90 minute town hall forum last night featured yeses from a select group of undecided voters. shedding the sleepy image, the president came out sharp and energized. mr. romney, too, was aggressive often pushing his way past time limits to finish a point or answer a previous question. at times the two men stood just a few feet apart, on which refusing to allow each other the final word. they hit on topics ranging from jobs and health care to immigration and foreign policy, but it was an early question about energy that set the tone for the night. >> in the last four year, you cut permits and licenses in half. >> not true. >> so how much did you cut them by? >> by how much can you cut them by then? >> we've actually produced more oil -- >> no, how much did you cut licenses and permits on federal land and waters? >> here's what we can did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies -- >> i had a question and th
were free to roam the ring in a presidential debate that had president obama and mitt romney all but nose to nose on a couple of arguments. good morning, this is way too early, the 90 minute town hall forum last night featured yeses from a select group of undecided voters. shedding the sleepy image, the president came out sharp and energized. mr. romney, too, was aggressive often pushing his way past time limits to finish a point or answer a previous question. at times the two men stood just a...
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in the the last debate, governor romney and to some extent the moderator's discussions controlled the discussion. in this debate without a doubt almost every exchange the president rhetorically won. he looked engaged and cared about winning. he looked like he cared about serving four more years. stylistically, i think he did some smart things. for instance, he took some of his biggest shots at romney based on the format of the debate where governor romney couldn't respond without breaking the rules or using the time for the next question to go back which never looks good. i think the president had a strategy rather than last time. >> you mentioned the libya moment. even conservatives very frustrated, they thought that was going to be a huge opening for mitt romney and felt like he blew it. we laid it out a little bit there. the president did say acts of terror in the rose garden. it did mitt romney and his staff just blow that. >> he didn't explicitly refer to the attack as a terrorist attack rather than using the phrase in general. because remember, there was a lot going on in egypt,
in the the last debate, governor romney and to some extent the moderator's discussions controlled the discussion. in this debate without a doubt almost every exchange the president rhetorically won. he looked engaged and cared about winning. he looked like he cared about serving four more years. stylistically, i think he did some smart things. for instance, he took some of his biggest shots at romney based on the format of the debate where governor romney couldn't respond without breaking the...
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romney challenged the president's economic leadership in a civil debate heavy on substance. president obama appeared more subdued, offering extensive policy details holding back attacks he used on romney on the campaign trail. the president left out the frequent attack about mr. romney's 47% comments. a cnn opinion research poll taken after the debate shows 67% of registered voters believe mitt romney had a better night. 25% said president obama. a cbs poll says 46% of uncommitted voters said romney had the stronger performance. 22% said it was the president. the headline in this mornings usa today, romney seizes offense on obama's record. romney takes fight to obama. after a handshake in the middle of the stage and talk of the president's 20th wedding anniversary, they got down to business with details on taxes and debt and what is best for this country's middle class. >> this is where there's a difference because governor romney's plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut on top of the bush tax cuts and military spending that the military hasn't asked for. it's $8 trillion. how
romney challenged the president's economic leadership in a civil debate heavy on substance. president obama appeared more subdued, offering extensive policy details holding back attacks he used on romney on the campaign trail. the president left out the frequent attack about mr. romney's 47% comments. a cnn opinion research poll taken after the debate shows 67% of registered voters believe mitt romney had a better night. 25% said president obama. a cbs poll says 46% of uncommitted voters said...
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romney's strong debate performance credited with a strong change in perception, with many holding a favorable view of the republican nominee. and those polls matter, brian, because 40 states are already voting. among the folks who were voting before november 6, michelle obama, voting today, and the president himself who will vote later this month when he is home in illinois. brian. >> peter alexander, inside the debate venue starting us off, thank you. >>> and we have more on this critical debate format, the opportunities, the potential pitfalls of the modern day town hall. our report today from andrea mitchell. >> i'll turn to you for a few questions. >> so everybody take a seat so i can see who wants to answer questions. it is a format that should favor barack obama, who out distances romney with the favor this year, the president's town halls are rare, and sometimes not in person. >> there is a huge demand for engineers around the country right now. >> i understand that, but how -- i mean. >> yeah. >> given the list that you're getting, i mean, we're not getting that. >> reporter: and afte
romney's strong debate performance credited with a strong change in perception, with many holding a favorable view of the republican nominee. and those polls matter, brian, because 40 states are already voting. among the folks who were voting before november 6, michelle obama, voting today, and the president himself who will vote later this month when he is home in illinois. brian. >> peter alexander, inside the debate venue starting us off, thank you. >>> and we have more on...
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they did just that last night, the two shook hands and smiled just 48 hours after that contentious debate. laying down their political swords so to speak to headline the most famous dining experience in politics. the al smith dinner in new york city, hosted by the catholic archdiocese. both men worked on one-liners as artfully as they sparred tuesday night, here just a few moments people will surely be talking about today. >> i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along this evening, because he'll laugh at anything. >> i feel really well rested after the long nap i had in the first debate. i particularly want to apologize to chris matthews. four years ago i gave him a thrill up his leg. this time around i gave him a stroke. >> as president obama surveys the waldorf banquet room, with everyone in white tie and finery, you have to wonder what he's thinking. so little time, so much to redistribute. >> after my foreign trip in 2008 i was attacked as a celebrity, because i was so popular with our allies overseas. i have to say i'm impressed with how well governor romney has
they did just that last night, the two shook hands and smiled just 48 hours after that contentious debate. laying down their political swords so to speak to headline the most famous dining experience in politics. the al smith dinner in new york city, hosted by the catholic archdiocese. both men worked on one-liners as artfully as they sparred tuesday night, here just a few moments people will surely be talking about today. >> i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along...
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in the vice presidential debate it was the three in the first debate it was really mitt romney and nobody else, so mitt romney had the entire stage. tonight you have a real person a citizen -- somebody whom you have got to interact with. did you ever have a townhall-type debate? >> jennifer: no. i was had a one on one kind of debate. >> eliot: have you in the comedy context? >> we have people called hecklers. but i do think it is very much about performance. and you guys know this way better than i do i think when it comes to a debate of this magnitude words don't matter as much as style and tone. my theory has held true for two debates that the guy who looks like is having the most fun is the guy who wins the debate. >> jennifer: i would say that's right, but his opportunity to speak with clarity about the choice that is before america and that's what i mean by a moral choice -- this is a choice. what kind of country do we want to be? and the president can say there are two fundamentally different positions, do you want trickle down, hands off, or a nation that comes together to make sur
in the vice presidential debate it was the three in the first debate it was really mitt romney and nobody else, so mitt romney had the entire stage. tonight you have a real person a citizen -- somebody whom you have got to interact with. did you ever have a townhall-type debate? >> jennifer: no. i was had a one on one kind of debate. >> eliot: have you in the comedy context? >> we have people called hecklers. but i do think it is very much about performance. and you guys know...
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polls show romney was the clear winner in the last debate. the president is in williamsburg virginia, and romney is in massachusetts. be sure to stay with abc 7 complete coverage of the second presidential debate. we will bring it to you live on c-spanstarting at 9:00 p.m.. >> the number of people affected by the meningitis outbreak has reached 235. the death toll stands at 15. a 15th case was reported in maryland yesterday. several people in virginia have been effected. it has been linked to steroid shots used for back pain and into a specialty pharmacy and massachusetts. the medicine has been recalled. >> a deadly shooting at a house party in pasadena, maryland. police arrested two men, charged with killing one man and wounding another man sitting outside a house early yesterday morning. police are still investigating the shooting and are asking witnesses to come forward. >> three different fires in our area over the last 24 hours. one woman is in the hospital. dozens of others are without their home. the fires happened in maryland and in o
polls show romney was the clear winner in the last debate. the president is in williamsburg virginia, and romney is in massachusetts. be sure to stay with abc 7 complete coverage of the second presidential debate. we will bring it to you live on c-spanstarting at 9:00 p.m.. >> the number of people affected by the meningitis outbreak has reached 235. the death toll stands at 15. a 15th case was reported in maryland yesterday. several people in virginia have been effected. it has been...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney has been holding debate sessions outside boston. >> think president obama will come out swinging. he'll have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: both campaigns are focusing on ohio, where they're hoping to reach undecided voters like brenda. she voted for him in 2008 but he hasn't sealed the deal this year. >> i'm disappointed. think he made a lot of promises that haven't been kept. >> but you're not sold on governor rney yet? >> no, not yet. >> reporter: undecided voters are shrinking. according to the new abc news/"washington post" poll, barely 1 in 8 voters remain undecided. rob and paula? >> tahman bradley, live in washington this monday morning. thanks. >>> the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate has now become campaign fodder. south carolina republican senator lindsey graham is accusing the administration of a coverup. the top democrat says it is ridiculous conspiracy stuff. >>> people are paying tribute to arlen specter this morning. he served 30 years in the senate and he died yesterday of complications from nonhoge kins lymphoma. >>
. >> reporter: mitt romney has been holding debate sessions outside boston. >> think president obama will come out swinging. he'll have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: both campaigns are focusing on ohio, where they're hoping to reach undecided voters like brenda. she voted for him in 2008 but he hasn't sealed the deal this year. >> i'm disappointed. think he made a lot of promises that haven't been kept. >> but you're not sold on governor rney...
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not a problem for what governor romney said in the debate. he was wrong about what the president did generically refer to an act of terror. we have a question. what did governor romney say instead of what did governor romney do. a choice of words, a poor one. fact checking, and i would make this argument. done in studios in washington and new york and talk about undecided voters and talk about libya, and who has an economic plan? i vote the latter. >> this is a murky situation. candy had it right. romney got it wrong on one fact, but there is a bigger story. but surely we won't spend a lot of time litigating this. so much bigger issues. >> let's bring in candy. candy, a moment which obviously now both campaigneds will be focusing on. tell us your thoughts during that moment. >> well, again, i heard the president's speech at the time. i sort of re-read a lot of stuff about libya, i knew we'd probably get a libya question, so i wanted to be up on it. so we knew that the president had said these acts of terror won't stand or whatever the whole q
not a problem for what governor romney said in the debate. he was wrong about what the president did generically refer to an act of terror. we have a question. what did governor romney say instead of what did governor romney do. a choice of words, a poor one. fact checking, and i would make this argument. done in studios in washington and new york and talk about undecided voters and talk about libya, and who has an economic plan? i vote the latter. >> this is a murky situation. candy had...
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. >>> mitt romney is gaining ground, fueled by a post debate bump. one poll shows them both neck and neck. and s.a.t. rules in effect today. what students now need to do before taking the test. >>> plus, bond takes on late night. look how daniel craig is ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait orinal are now made with no high fructose corn syrup. and why we use only natural colors and natural flavors in yoplait original. so, anything else we can do for you, let us know. but you'll keep it to yogurt, right? 'cause we shouldn't really help with your love life. yoplait. it is so good! >>> mitt romney's debate performance this past wednesday giving him a bump in the polls. a new reuters poll has him within two points of president obama, frailing him 47% to 45% among likely voters nationwide. that's compared to a six-point gap before the debate. romney's performance in denver game hiv a financial boost. his campaign
. >>> mitt romney is gaining ground, fueled by a post debate bump. one poll shows them both neck and neck. and s.a.t. rules in effect today. what students now need to do before taking the test. >>> plus, bond takes on late night. look how daniel craig is ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait orinal are now made with no high fructose...
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romney is going to do what he did in the first debate. that is, american voters are very interested in style, maybe even more style over substance and that was the first debate you've ever seen where barack obama was outstyled. body language, mitt romney looked much more presidential and come out mitt romney and continue to strike contrasts say that we are not a government with a country, we're a country with a government and empower the people in every way possible and point out that, you know, americans have lost 40% of their net worth under this administration. as you pointed out earlier, gas prices are twice as high. we have acts of war on anniversaries of 9/11 with no response other than appointing the task force to understand whether it was a spontaneous task force. point these things out and do not play prevent defense or you will lose to barack obama. >> you can bet the president will come back on offense in the next debate, for sure. bernie thompson, thank you so much. i enjoyed listening to your radio show the other day, as well
romney is going to do what he did in the first debate. that is, american voters are very interested in style, maybe even more style over substance and that was the first debate you've ever seen where barack obama was outstyled. body language, mitt romney looked much more presidential and come out mitt romney and continue to strike contrasts say that we are not a government with a country, we're a country with a government and empower the people in every way possible and point out that, you...
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sounds like a debate involving mitt romney, all right. we're going to take everything, turn it inside out and tell you what it all means. for reasons god only knows, mitt romney waded again into the auto bailout. the president bloodied his nose with it and i'll keep it there. my favorite moment was actually about character who showed it and who didn't. we'll be right back. that guy, put him in it. what's this? [ male announcer ] tell him he's about to find out. you're about to find out. [ male announcer ] test it. highlight the european chassis 6 speed manual, dual exhaust wide stance, clean lines have him floor it, spin it punch it, drift it put it through its paces is he happy? oh ya, he's happy! [ male announcer ] and that's how you test your car for fun. easy. right by those who gave their lives to for this country nearly 70 years ago. >> jennifer: 65.4million viewers watched last night as debate on television. it was down 2.3% from the first debate. huge volume of viewers. what they saw last night were the sharp contrasts between the
sounds like a debate involving mitt romney, all right. we're going to take everything, turn it inside out and tell you what it all means. for reasons god only knows, mitt romney waded again into the auto bailout. the president bloodied his nose with it and i'll keep it there. my favorite moment was actually about character who showed it and who didn't. we'll be right back. that guy, put him in it. what's this? [ male announcer ] tell him he's about to find out. you're about to find out. [ male...
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president obama in vegas. >> governor romney is a good debater. i am just ok. >> mitt romney releasing this op-ed about foreign-policy. >> they're trying to be as real as possible. mitt romney has been wearing a suit and tie. trying to get those answers crisp and appealing. >> the republican nominee trailing the president in a new battleground poll. >> obama has the upper hand, but it is close enough that with a strong performance on wednesday, he could take the lead in the national polls. >> in washington post poll shows the majority of voters think the president will win wednesday's debate even though the race remains tight. >> you have a very close election nationally, obama does have the edge in the key swing states. >> some of the reasons for the disparity. >> there's so much voter bloc and. many people have made up their minds. -- lock-in. many people have made up their minds. >> obama has an 11-point lead in swing states. >> metv is coming to wbal +. the network features a wide range of classic programs for all audiences. the programming be
president obama in vegas. >> governor romney is a good debater. i am just ok. >> mitt romney releasing this op-ed about foreign-policy. >> they're trying to be as real as possible. mitt romney has been wearing a suit and tie. trying to get those answers crisp and appealing. >> the republican nominee trailing the president in a new battleground poll. >> obama has the upper hand, but it is close enough that with a strong performance on wednesday, he could take the...
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we showed you the poll of debate watchers who overwhelmingly believe that mitt romney won the debate last night. will those numbers, though, have a lasting impact. this morning from denver, martin o'malley. he's an obama surrogate. nice to see you, sir. thank you for talking with us. >> thank you, soledad. good to be with you. >> thank you very much. i appreciate that. last night, in addition to some of that polling that we've just been showing, cnn/orc did a poll of folks who were watching the debate. and what we saw was a slew of improvements in the polling for government romney. who would better handle the deficit? romney went up 16%. who would handle the economy? romney gained 12 points over president obama. taxes, romney was ahead by nine points. health care, romney was ahead by five points. i would mention, the sampling error is almost five points there. but still, in virtually every single question, it was the governor romney who, among people who saw the debate, they felt that he was now ahead in the polls that followed. what do you make of those very devastating numbers for
we showed you the poll of debate watchers who overwhelmingly believe that mitt romney won the debate last night. will those numbers, though, have a lasting impact. this morning from denver, martin o'malley. he's an obama surrogate. nice to see you, sir. thank you for talking with us. >> thank you, soledad. good to be with you. >> thank you very much. i appreciate that. last night, in addition to some of that polling that we've just been showing, cnn/orc did a poll of folks who were...
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senate debate, first time they have faced off. tonight we saw the president and romney debate. many of the issue that could be deciding factors in the election. both candidates were aggressive as they talked act the economy, health care and the role of the government. karen travers breaks down the argument. >> reporter: the president and romney finally went head to head. right out of the gate the candidates boiled down their economic arguments. >> governor romney, has a perspective that says if we cut taxes, go toward the wealthy and roll back regulation that we will be better off. i have a different view. >> the president has a view similar to the one he had when he ran four years ago. if you will trickle down government would work. that's not the right answer former. >> reporter: his comments about the 47% have taken a toll on his campaign. even before that leaked video show that americans think he favors the wealthy. tonight he wanted to try to change that perspective. >> the people who are having the hard time right now are middle income americans. under the president's pol
senate debate, first time they have faced off. tonight we saw the president and romney debate. many of the issue that could be deciding factors in the election. both candidates were aggressive as they talked act the economy, health care and the role of the government. karen travers breaks down the argument. >> reporter: the president and romney finally went head to head. right out of the gate the candidates boiled down their economic arguments. >> governor romney, has a perspective...
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with mitt romney also lowing lay during debate prep in boston, the wives of the candidates reached out to voters on the eve of debate. ann romney in pennsylvania, the first lady of the united states spoke to supporters in ohio. >> i know no debate is ever the same. it will be fun to watch be maybe more fun for you than for me. but one thing i know for sure, mitt's prepared. mitt's confident. mitt's got a good presence about him and mitt's running because he believes in america. >> this morning, let me tell you what i did. i cast my ballot early for barack obama. yes! today. it felt so good. right now my absentee ballot is on its way to my hometown, chicago, illinois, and that means we are one vote closer to re-electing my husband and moving this country forward for four more years. >>> joining us now, nbc/"time" magazine political analyst, mark halperin. he's also the author of the book "game change." . let's talk first about strategy tonight. president obama of course criticized for being sleepy in the first debate. we don't know if he was trying a rope-a-dope strategy tonight. what i
with mitt romney also lowing lay during debate prep in boston, the wives of the candidates reached out to voters on the eve of debate. ann romney in pennsylvania, the first lady of the united states spoke to supporters in ohio. >> i know no debate is ever the same. it will be fun to watch be maybe more fun for you than for me. but one thing i know for sure, mitt's prepared. mitt's confident. mitt's got a good presence about him and mitt's running because he believes in america. >>...
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the debate was one of the most -- had to admit that romney did well. the debate was one of the most substantive. >> will we hold the governor accountable for his fraudulent position? yes, we will do that. >> the obama campaign is continuing an argument that romney will initiate $5 trillion tax cuts that will benefit the wealthy. >> the proposal calls for a tax cut of $5 trillion. >> everything he said about my tax plan is inaccurate. >> meanwhile, the romney campaign is please. >> romney was in command of the facts last night. >> hoping to build on that conference that came up for the first time in a while. we would love to see how his performance last night could impact his standing in the national polls were he has been trailing by several points. that could take days. >> and had a little rain this morning, 100th of an inch. most of it is gone. a little bit left in delaware and new jersey and parts of pennsylvania. the club -- the sun is trying to break through the clouds now. are we done with the rain? are we done with the warm temperatures that tho
the debate was one of the most -- had to admit that romney did well. the debate was one of the most substantive. >> will we hold the governor accountable for his fraudulent position? yes, we will do that. >> the obama campaign is continuing an argument that romney will initiate $5 trillion tax cuts that will benefit the wealthy. >> the proposal calls for a tax cut of $5 trillion. >> everything he said about my tax plan is inaccurate. >> meanwhile, the romney...
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sounds like a debate involving mitt romney all right. plus for reasons god only knows, mitt romney once again waded into the auto bailout, the president promptly bloodied his nose with it. and my favorite moment of the debate. who showed character and who didn't? we'll be right back. oh my gosh this looks amazing! that's a good deal! [ man ] wow! it is so good! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15 seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. you so fascinated by the prices, you keep rambling on! i know! -that pork chop was great! -no more fast food friday's! so we gotta go! we're going to go to red lobster. yep. [ male announcer ] try our 15 under $15 menu and sea food differently! right by those who gave their lives to for this country nearly 70 years ago. >> jennifer: 65.6 million viewers watched last night's debate. it was just down 2.3% from the first debate. huge volume of viewers. what they saw were the sharp
sounds like a debate involving mitt romney all right. plus for reasons god only knows, mitt romney once again waded into the auto bailout, the president promptly bloodied his nose with it. and my favorite moment of the debate. who showed character and who didn't? we'll be right back. oh my gosh this looks amazing! that's a good deal! [ man ] wow! it is so good! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15 seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm...
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senator john kerry has been tapped to play the role of mitt romney in a series of mock debates to help president obama prepare for romney. david axelrod called kerry an obvious choice saying "there is no one who has more experience or understanding of the presidential debate process than john kerry." kerry apparently picked in part because of his knowledge of the state of massachusetts and an intimate knowledge of romney's record there. kerry is considered a skilled debater and helped ted kennedy defeat mitt romney in a massachusetts senate race in 1994. >>> turning to egypt where a power struggle is under way just one day after the muslim brotherhood declared victory in this weekend's presidential elections. mohammed morsi is facing fierce competition from the military, hesitant to hand over power. richard engel has more. >> the muslim brotherhood has reason to celebrate. their man has been elected egypt's next president, according to multiple counts. and he is expected to usher in fundamental change for this country of 90 million. he wants to impose islamic law, limit the rights of w
senator john kerry has been tapped to play the role of mitt romney in a series of mock debates to help president obama prepare for romney. david axelrod called kerry an obvious choice saying "there is no one who has more experience or understanding of the presidential debate process than john kerry." kerry apparently picked in part because of his knowledge of the state of massachusetts and an intimate knowledge of romney's record there. kerry is considered a skilled debater and helped...
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," newt gingrich had some debate advice for romney. gingrich says that when he faces president obama, mr. romney should "not be hostile but be assertive, clear, a dirt and not back off." >>> cpaigngith mro in ohio yesterday was mike row, the host of "dirty jobs." the two agreed that creating jobs is the most important thing that america needs. >>> the "orlando sentinel" reports at jimmy buffet, the mayor of margaritaville, will be doina prmex m to help president obama. tickets for the private invitation only fund-raiser cost between $500 and $5,000. >>> steve harvey will tapen episode today at nbc in chicago with first lady michelle obama r hew t tal show. he says he is honored. the interview will air next wednesday. >>> and bill clinton told cnn he can't be president in the u.s. again but he does have other options. clinton says because of his irish heritage, he would be elle runorsint in ireland. since his home state of arkansas was part of the french empire before the louisiana purchase, he could run for president of france. but his
," newt gingrich had some debate advice for romney. gingrich says that when he faces president obama, mr. romney should "not be hostile but be assertive, clear, a dirt and not back off." >>> cpaigngith mro in ohio yesterday was mike row, the host of "dirty jobs." the two agreed that creating jobs is the most important thing that america needs. >>> the "orlando sentinel" reports at jimmy buffet, the mayor of margaritaville, will be doina prmex...
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and mitt romney shakes up the tax reform debate. could his new plan be a game changer in the primary fight and beyond? welcome to the journal, editorial report. i'm paul gigot. with polls tightening ahead of the contest in michigan and arizona frontrunners, mitt romney and rick santorum squared off in the primary's 20th presidential debate. trading jabs on everything from romney care to earmarks. >> so the idea that somehow earmarks during the time that i was in congress were this thing that drove up spending in washington d.c., if you actually look at it as i've said before as a percentage gdp. the debt went down. what happened, there was abuse. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> joining the panel this week, the wall street journal columnist and editor, dan henninger, and jason riley assistant editorial page editor and freeman and washington columnist kim strassel. one of the big stories, romney has been attacking rick santorum on his senate voting record. he was a two
and mitt romney shakes up the tax reform debate. could his new plan be a game changer in the primary fight and beyond? welcome to the journal, editorial report. i'm paul gigot. with polls tightening ahead of the contest in michigan and arizona frontrunners, mitt romney and rick santorum squared off in the primary's 20th presidential debate. trading jabs on everything from romney care to earmarks. >> so the idea that somehow earmarks during the time that i was in congress were this thing...
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campaign believes the debate couldn't have gone to better. >> the wind is at governor romney's back. there's clearly momentum. you can see it on trail and data. >> reporter: in the first-round, romney proved he could stand on the same stage with president obama and hold his own. he has a new challenge for tomorrow. >> expectations are higher in this debate and he has to come out and maintain the momentum he had coming out of the first-day bait. >> reporter: romney continues his debate prep today. this debate will be a town hall format and include questions from undecided voters. >> tara mergener in washington this morning. thank you. republicans ntinue to press the administration over the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. the white house initially said the violence was related to a protest but later admitted it was a al qaeda linked terrorist attack. >>> either they are misleading the american people incredibly incompetent, you couldn't believe five days after the attack it was based on a riot that never occurred. to say tha
campaign believes the debate couldn't have gone to better. >> the wind is at governor romney's back. there's clearly momentum. you can see it on trail and data. >> reporter: in the first-round, romney proved he could stand on the same stage with president obama and hold his own. he has a new challenge for tomorrow. >> expectations are higher in this debate and he has to come out and maintain the momentum he had coming out of the first-day bait. >> reporter: romney...
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. >> that debate, what happened? >> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night. but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. governor romney went through a lot of trouble to try to hide what his positions are because he knows that those ideas have been rejected. they won't work. and if you make an honest presentation about what he's proposed, he will lose. the american people are not going to go back there. >> tonight though belongs to the running mates. joe biden will face off gong congressman paul ryan making his debut on a national debate stage. the vice president, of course, has more experience. polling shows his opponent has the advantage of popularity. a new poll shows a majority of voters view the vice president unfavorably. the congressman ryan, 40% view him unfavorably, 44% view him favorably. polls show expectations for vice president biden's performance in kentucky fairly low, perhaps an advantage for him, 40% say t
. >> that debate, what happened? >> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night. but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. governor romney went through a lot of trouble to try to hide what his positions are because he knows that those ideas have been rejected. they won't work. and if you make an honest presentation about what he's...
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mitt romney doesn't do very well in the first debate, the race is over. i guess any romney person looking at these polls saying, geez, we're still behind by a couple points in the national poles, they can thank their lucky stars that romney turned in a great debate, the president turned in a poor debate or else they're looking like the new york yankees 2-0 down going to detroit. >> of course, willie did not like that as you imagine there, chip. >> what's your thought there, what does romney have to do tomorrow to at minimum maintain the momentum that the polls seem to be showing us across the country and in some of the swing states? >> i think what he did in the first debate was pretty good. he energized the base and gave them a reason to pause and give him a second look. that's what you see in the rise of these polls. what he's got to do in the second debate. now that the undecided voters are pausing, they're going to give him a second look. now he has to make the sell. we'll learn a whole lot from the first 30e minutes of this debate. is obama going to
mitt romney doesn't do very well in the first debate, the race is over. i guess any romney person looking at these polls saying, geez, we're still behind by a couple points in the national poles, they can thank their lucky stars that romney turned in a great debate, the president turned in a poor debate or else they're looking like the new york yankees 2-0 down going to detroit. >> of course, willie did not like that as you imagine there, chip. >> what's your thought there, what...
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has. >>> the debate preparation for mitt romney is talking this morning. he expects the president to take a tougher approach tomorrow. >> i think president obama is going to come out swinging he is going to compensate for a first debate. that's what they are doing for the whole campaign which is running an ad campaign hundreds of millions of dollars including a lot in ohio miss characterizing governor romney's positions and misrepresenting him. that's the debate on tuesday night. >> be sure to keep it right here on fox for all of your debate coverage tomorrow night which starts at 8:55 p.m. with megan kelly and bret baier. >> he was the long ers serving senator and he butted heads with both. he died yesterday after fighting a long battle with cancer. marianne rafferty has more. >>> arlon specter is going remembered as someone who never stopped fighting over coming two previous battles with cancer a brain tumor and surviving cardiac arrest. his career began in the 1960s as assistant district attorney then he was elected district attorney. he was elected to
has. >>> the debate preparation for mitt romney is talking this morning. he expects the president to take a tougher approach tomorrow. >> i think president obama is going to come out swinging he is going to compensate for a first debate. that's what they are doing for the whole campaign which is running an ad campaign hundreds of millions of dollars including a lot in ohio miss characterizing governor romney's positions and misrepresenting him. that's the debate on tuesday night....
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romney will spend part of the weekend in debate prep and the other part in hitting the president on the economy as a senior romney adviser put it, job growth should not be the new normal. >>> now to that shooting that killed a u.s. border patrol agent. the fbi now thinks he may have died by friendly fire. 30-year-old nicholas ivy was shot and killed this week in arizona. shell casings found at the scene was fired by ivy and another agent who was wounded. >> as you know, investigators have made progress into the investigation into agent ivy's death and are looking into the possibility that it was a tragic accident. the result of friendly fire. >> ivy is the third border patrol agent killed in the line of duty this year. >>> and in colorado, an amber alert has been issued after a 10-year-old girl disappeared on her way to school. this is a picture of her. take a look. the search was delayed because the girl's mother didn't know she was immediately missing. the mother slept through calls from school officials saying she had not arrived. police searched the surrounding area, but so far noth
romney will spend part of the weekend in debate prep and the other part in hitting the president on the economy as a senior romney adviser put it, job growth should not be the new normal. >>> now to that shooting that killed a u.s. border patrol agent. the fbi now thinks he may have died by friendly fire. 30-year-old nicholas ivy was shot and killed this week in arizona. shell casings found at the scene was fired by ivy and another agent who was wounded. >> as you know,...
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mitt romney is continuing to gain ground on the president following last week's debate. a new gallup daily tracking pole shows the president leading the nation 49-46%. mitt romney spent the weekend campaigning in the battleground state of florida telling large crowds that he enjoyed wednesday's debate. >> we had a little debate earlier this week and i enjoyed myself. you all had the chance to hear his answers or his not answers, now of course days later we're hearing his executions and next january we'll be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >>> the debate performance, the president's debate performance remains a hot topic on the sunday talk shows. on "meet the press" newt gingrich and robert gibbs offered their insight. >> the president of the united states had 90 minutes. now if he had done his homework, if he had actually prepared, if he had actually studied romney, why didn't he say it? why didn't he take romney head on. the charges of the tax cuts are wrong. virtually every analyst has said, even your deputy campaign manager said -- >> no, no, no.
mitt romney is continuing to gain ground on the president following last week's debate. a new gallup daily tracking pole shows the president leading the nation 49-46%. mitt romney spent the weekend campaigning in the battleground state of florida telling large crowds that he enjoyed wednesday's debate. >> we had a little debate earlier this week and i enjoyed myself. you all had the chance to hear his answers or his not answers, now of course days later we're hearing his executions and...
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. >> it is widely agreed, speaking of debates, that mitt romney won the first debate, but did americans, particularly undecided voters get the whole story. cnn did some fact checking on comments made at the debate this week. i want you to listen to this on the topic of the deficit, first. >> mitt romney claims that even with his tax cuts, he will not add to the deficit. >> my number one principle there is no tax that that will add to the deficit. i will not put in place a deficit thdea tax that adds to the deficit. my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. >> we want to look at the facts here, again. mitt romney has not laid out specifics for how he would pay for his tax cut. he says it's by reducing deductions and closing loopholes, but he hasn't said which or how many. so, the verdict here is simply incomplete. we just don't know. >> that was john burrman reporting there for us. one way, though, is that romney has said that he would actually pay for this reduced revenue is by capping itemized deductions, but still so few specifics. i mean, he floated the
. >> it is widely agreed, speaking of debates, that mitt romney won the first debate, but did americans, particularly undecided voters get the whole story. cnn did some fact checking on comments made at the debate this week. i want you to listen to this on the topic of the deficit, first. >> mitt romney claims that even with his tax cuts, he will not add to the deficit. >> my number one principle there is no tax that that will add to the deficit. i will not put in place a...
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if you -- president obama and gop nominee mitt romney are getting ready for the first debate. the president expected to meet with top advisers today at a des earth resort in nevada. he took part in an event in las vegas and it was focused in part on rallying hispanic voters. in the meantime, this morningmitt romney is practicing for debate in massachusetts and later will head to denver for rally and more debate prep. this is the first debate witness wednesday night take -- wednesday night take place in denver, colorado. >>> arnold schwarzenegger autobiography hits shelves today. it's called total recall. my unbelievably true life story revealing secrets he kept from his now ex-wife maria schriver. the -- shriver. he says some of the mayor events he failed did -- major events he failed to talk about were majorheart surgery and whether or not he was going to run for governor in 2003. >>> time for five things to know on this monday morning. coming up he is accused of killing his wife 20 years ago and burying his body in a shed. he is set to go to trial for the murder. [audio not
if you -- president obama and gop nominee mitt romney are getting ready for the first debate. the president expected to meet with top advisers today at a des earth resort in nevada. he took part in an event in las vegas and it was focused in part on rallying hispanic voters. in the meantime, this morningmitt romney is practicing for debate in massachusetts and later will head to denver for rally and more debate prep. this is the first debate witness wednesday night take -- wednesday night take...
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is a good debater..i'm juut okay." ppesiidnt obama is hhlding debate sessions while in pevadd and mitttromney is prrcticing for he next tww days in denver.ryan says: "anddso what we hope peoole get outtoffthis debate is that choice." most polls indicate president obama is pulling ahead in several key battleground states. ..but a poor debate performance or a gaffe can be huge stumble and many analysts say mitt romney could beebetter prepared afttr mooe than 20 debates during the &pprimaries.lowry says: there are mooents like that when you dont know which way it is going to bounce." boswell says: occober - threeeof the them presiienttal. wednesday evening it's primarily domestic policy for the 90 &pdebates are completed near th pnd of this month there will onll be about 2 eeks of campaign time remaining. in washington craig boswell fox news." earlier we told yyu about the orioles clinching a playoff 19-97.now we are asking if you . think the o's can make it to the world series and win it all. on our facebook paae today a
is a good debater..i'm juut okay." ppesiidnt obama is hhlding debate sessions while in pevadd and mitttromney is prrcticing for he next tww days in denver.ryan says: "anddso what we hope peoole get outtoffthis debate is that choice." most polls indicate president obama is pulling ahead in several key battleground states. ..but a poor debate performance or a gaffe can be huge stumble and many analysts say mitt romney could beebetter prepared afttr mooe than 20 debates during the...
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president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> a question and the question how much -- mr. president did you look at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> whether it was misleading or weton know what happened you have to ask why didn't we know. >> the suggestion that anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> while at the same time hundreds gather to pay their respects to slain ambassador chris stevens. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 17, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm vinita nair. the second presidential debate of campaign 2012 turned out to be a contentious political prize fight. after his passive performance in the first meeting, a clearly f
president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> a question and the question how much -- mr. president did you look at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi....
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out of the first debate. >> reporter: romney continues his debate prep today. this debate will be a town hall format and include questions from undecided voters. >> tara mergener in washington this morning. thank you. republicans continue to press the administration over the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. the white house initially said the violence was related to a protest but later admitted it was an al qaeda linked terrorist attack. yesterday lindsey graham charged the administration people didn't want to know al qaeda remains a threat. >>> either they are misleading the american people incredibly incompetent, there was no way with anybody looking at all that five days after the attack it was based on a riot that never occurred. to say that you're either very incompetent or misleading. >> ambassador father's said he doesn't want his son's death to become a campaign issue. he said the security issue has to be objectively examined. >>> the 14-year-old pakistani girl shot by the taliban has been move
out of the first debate. >> reporter: romney continues his debate prep today. this debate will be a town hall format and include questions from undecided voters. >> tara mergener in washington this morning. thank you. republicans continue to press the administration over the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. the white house initially said the violence was related to a protest but later admitted it was an al qaeda linked...
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romney won the debate. last night romney was more skilled. it doesn't change the policies. >> ezra, will the strategy work in the next two debates that heavy here? will this vague strategy work with foreign policy and the next debate beyond that? >> i think that the obama team is going to be more ready for what romney's able to bring to the debate than they were in this one. they'll be prepared for romney to walk in and tell his credentials. romney will change up his strategy. in general first debates are lopsided. the incumbent tends to recover a little bit in the second debate. whether we'll follow that trend line is anybody's guess. >> thank you, ezra. appreciate it. now to the third person on stage at the debates last night, you. yes, you didn't have a vocal response, but let me tell you, every moment people like you were chiming in. twitter reports today that it was the most tweeted event in u.s. politics generating over 10 million tweets in 90 minutes. perspective, that means just six years, but now some critics say that the twitter exp
romney won the debate. last night romney was more skilled. it doesn't change the policies. >> ezra, will the strategy work in the next two debates that heavy here? will this vague strategy work with foreign policy and the next debate beyond that? >> i think that the obama team is going to be more ready for what romney's able to bring to the debate than they were in this one. they'll be prepared for romney to walk in and tell his credentials. romney will change up his strategy. in...
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among those uncommitted voters, 56% say they felt better about mitt romney after the debate. 11% say they felt worse. 32% say they had no change in their opinion. as for the president, 13% of those polled came away with a better impression. 17% felt worse about the president. 69% felt exactly the same about president obama. >>> you left your reactions on our facebook page. the problem with this debate is that it keeps going past their time limit and mitt romney wasn't clear on what he would do for the economy. so for me it was a tie. while another said not only did romney insult educators but the poor. and president obama wasn't a winner either. he lacked aggression. he we'd like you to leave your comments by going to our facebook page wusa9. >>> the economy and jobs will be an important part of the election. jessica is here with our local jobs picture and it's pretty good compared to the rest of the country. >> this is another situation where we're saying thank goodness we live in the washington region. the latest unemployment figures are out. let's take a look. at 5.5%, the washing
among those uncommitted voters, 56% say they felt better about mitt romney after the debate. 11% say they felt worse. 32% say they had no change in their opinion. as for the president, 13% of those polled came away with a better impression. 17% felt worse about the president. 69% felt exactly the same about president obama. >>> you left your reactions on our facebook page. the problem with this debate is that it keeps going past their time limit and mitt romney wasn't clear on what he...
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ann romney. >> who do you think won the debate between ann romney and michelle obama last night? >> i had have to say michelle obama. she did a lot better. her speech was more drafted in. you know, more finely well cut. >> the last person is going to get tough on china is that guy romney. for god's sakes romney was assembled in beijing. >> they talked about a lot of things but everybody knew that mitt had one ace in the hole. libya gate. romney and his running mate have been hammering the president over this cover-up for weeks. >> that's not what we do. that's not what i do as president. that's not what i do as commander in chief. [ laughter ] >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> definitely ann romney. i think she's very classy and a wonderful lady. >> was there anything she said during the debate in particular? >> no. i just like how she looks. >> i hate to say this on fox i hope i will be allowed to leave here alive but i don't think there's any way we can gut spending and not -- to make a meaningful difference, we're going to
ann romney. >> who do you think won the debate between ann romney and michelle obama last night? >> i had have to say michelle obama. she did a lot better. her speech was more drafted in. you know, more finely well cut. >> the last person is going to get tough on china is that guy romney. for god's sakes romney was assembled in beijing. >> they talked about a lot of things but everybody knew that mitt had one ace in the hole. libya gate. romney and his running mate have...